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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21
The $500 Exemption Law.

The Supreme Court gave another
decision enforcing the law which se-
cures to debtor his $500 exemption in
reversing Common Pleas Court, No. 2,
in the case of Tssker against Sheldon.
David Sheldon Issued an execution
against Charles =. Tasker, the forger,
while the latter was away in Texas.
A claim for the benefit of the exemp
tion was made on his behalf and ob.
jected to on the ground that he was a
fugitive from justice. that the apprais4.
ment of his goods was below their val
ue and that many goods had been re,
moved from the house just before the
execution was issued The Court sus-
tanned these objections and disallowed
the exemption. The Supreme Court
SAYS, in an opinion by Judge Gordon
the act of April o, lS4s, vests in DE-.
fendant an absolute right TO exemption
OF which he cannot be deprived by the
summary action of Court. The
Court not only set aside the appraise
ment, but passed upon and disallow-d
the right of exemption. This actor
was in excess of its Jurisdiction. The
order disallowing the exemption is re
versed and the appraisement confirmed
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21
NOT KNOWING.

know not what shall befal me, God hangs mist
DER my eyes,
And so each step In my onward path, He makes
new scenes to rise,
And every Joy He sends me, comes as a strange
and sweet surprise.
see not step before me, as | tread on another
year,
But the past is still in Gods keeping, the future
His mercy shall clear,
And what looks dark In the distance may brighten
as draw near
For perhaps the dreaded future has less bitter
than think,
The Lord may sweeten the waters before l stoop
to drink,
or II Marah must be Marah, He will stand beside
It's brink.
1t may be He has waiting for the coming OF my
feet
Some gift OF such rare blessedness, some JOY so
strangely sweet,
That my lips shall only tremble with The thanks
they cannot speak.
restru bl,ssful ignorance IT'S blessed not to
1t keeps me so still in those arms which will not
let me go,
And bushes my soul to rest In the bosom that
loves me so
30 go on not knowing; would not II might,
would rather walk In the dark with God, than
90 alone In the light.
would rather walk with Him by faith, than walk
alone by sight.
My heart shrinks back from trials which the
future may disclose,
Yet | never had sorrow but what the deai
Lord chose,
so send the coming tears back, with the wins
pered word, ale knows
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ward 1t flew toward the sailor at the
helm, and at last lighted upon his
shoulder, struggling hard to get foot
hold there. The sailor reached up and
took the bird in his hands. 1t was
full fedged sea gull, as white as snow.
While he looked at it thus it stretched
out its taper neck and pressed its beak
up to his lips as if billing with its mate.
The sailor caressed it, and finally put
it into the bosom of his blouse. 1t lay
still there, the warmth of the spot ap-
psrently lulling to quiet. When 8
bells struck, at o'clock, Taraboochia
was relieved. Going forward to the
forecastle he clipped the gull's wings,
aud then went below. The bird
nestled by him in his berth until it was
time to rise again.
That day the gull played about the
deck and acted as fully domesticated
as a chicken. In the afternoon the
bark cat and the gull qusrreled, and
the quarrel closed in a terrific battle.
This resulted in both suffering severe
injuries, the cat the worst of the two.
Tarabocchia laughed at them both.
He said to the cat, as if it could under
stand:
"You're never going to get well.
You're hurt bad ~ And he told the
gull that it, too, would die, he guessed.
That night, at IL o'clock precisely,
the bark was far off the Chesapeake
shore. 1t was just at the edge of the
Gulf Stream. Suddenly squall came
up to westward and the order was
given to furl sail. Tarlbocchia went
up and was at work on the fore-top-
gallant sail yard, when the bark
lurched heavily. He was about 1873
feet above the deck. The acci-
dent, fatal to him, now happened.
Somehow he fell, and his body, whirl-
ing through the air, struck the
rail heavily, and then slid off into the
sea. 1t sank Immediately and was not
seen afterward, though every effort to
find it was made.
As has been said, this took place at
IL o'clock exactly. At IL o'clock the
injured cat quietly died as it lay on
the vanished sailors chest in the cabin.
Just one hour later, at o'clock the sea
gull died. 1t had been taken to Tara
bocchia's berth that evening, and the
sailors W watched the end with strange
feelings, for from the first the actions
of the white bird had seemed ominous
TO the bark.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21
A Crank Among the officials.

Washington Special to the Baltimore sun.
The office of prominent Treasury
official yesterday was entered by a
lady, well dressed and apparently
about 40 years old. She walked dl.
recty up to the official, and, address.
ing him by name, proceeded in loud
voice to tell him of conspiracy which
had been formed against her to de.
fraud her ont of claim for several
thousand dollars which she supposes
she has against the government. She
rambled on i'll an incoherent manner
for about twenty minutes, and the Off
clal humored her to the fullest extent,
agreeing with everything she said
After she had departed he related her
story TO those who We're present Sh4
claims to have been nurse during the
war, and imagines that Congress has
passed or Is about to pass a bill award
ing her large sum of money. Among
the list of conspirators who she alleges
are opposing her are Senators, Repre-
sentatives, lawyers of national reputa-
ton and several distinguished army
officers who have been dead many
years. She does not appear to be in
distress or in need of money, but seems
bent on letting the supposed couspira
tors know that she is aware of their in
tenlions 10 defraud her She filed a
large batch of papers, which she said
were sworn statements of detectives
from various parts of the country,
whom she says she has employed TO
keep her posted She left the office
perfectly satisfied when the official in,
formed her that the papers she had
Just placed on file would block any at.
tempt to defraud her out of Que cent
that might be due her.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21
Some Startling Evidence.

An incident transpired in connection
with the murder of the Kester broth
ers, in Conyngham Valley which was
never before made public, is now ar
resting universal attention, and it is
likely that if Pinkerton detective had
been secured at the time, the murder
ers before this would have paid the
penalty of their crime 1t appears
that Immediately following the tragedy,
while the officers of the law were in-
stitutng a careful search near the
home of the murdered men for a clue
to the assassins, portion of letter
WAS found adjacent to the spot where
a gang of what was supposed to be
tramps camped, but who had departed
a few days before the brutal act was
perFetrated. 1t was evidently written
by person not accustomed to doing
large amount of writing, because
there was poor spelling and the lines
were written in zig-zag manner. 1t
referred to the jolly time the writer
was having among his friends at Nanti-
coke, at which place the letter was
dated. 1t laid particular stress in Civ
ing an account of a family, which at
that time kept hotel a short distance
from the scene of the murder, and who
now conduct house of illfame IN
Hazellon. Reference was also made
to the base ball qualities of certain pro-
fessional players, especially Patsy Nc
Donald, who the summer previous
1SS5J, was engaged with the Pennsyl-
vania State League, but was a desper.
ate character, particularly when filed
with fighting whisky, and was equal to
any occasion that might arise.
1t was plainly evident from the con
tents of the letter that there was a con-
nection between the tramps who camp
ed near the Kester home and the in
dividual who wrote it. Why the mat
ter was kept so quiet can only be
answered by those who attempted to
capture the murderers and failed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21
Oluverius Hanged.
THE MURDERER or Lillian MADISON Ex-
ECUrED AT RICHMOND


At 1:0S o'clock on the Ia, Il. J.
Cluverius was hanged at Richmond
Va. He died without any confession,
and speaking through DIR. Hatcher,
his minister, said that in this moment
OF his death he had no feeling of ill
will toward man on earth.
On the morning of March IA, 1885,
Mr. l. Rose, keeper of the old city
reservoir, discovered the body of a
good looking woman about 22 years
of age. The coroner pronounced it a
case of suicide, aud had the body re.
moved to the morgue for identification.
Mr.. Peter j. Burton, a reporter of the
Richmond Dispatch, subsequently,
went to the reservoir aud then to the
morgue, and his investigation resulted
in murder theory upon chain of
circumstantial evidence. During two
days many people saw the body, and
it was finally recognized by two young
ladies as friend of theirs, Miss Fan
ME Lillian Madison, of King and Queen
county, but who had for some time
past been teaching school in Bath
county.
Detectives and police were set to
work, and in short time brought to
light circumstances that added strength
to the murder theory. A woman who
mad registered at the American hotel
on the 18th of March under the name
of Miss +. l.. Merton was missing
from the hotel, and her disappearance
and the finding of the body about the
same time furnished the clew. While
the so-called miss Merton was at the
hotel she wrote and received several
notes, but one directed by her was
never delivered, and after her depar-
ture from the hotel it was torn to
pieces by the clerk and cast into the
waste basket. The scraps of this note
and the envelope were subsequently
brought to light, and when pasted
together it served as one of the princi-
pal links in the chain which convicted
the murderer, it being addressed to II.
J. Cluverius.'
Inquiry showed that the man was a
young lawyer Of King and Queen
county and cousin of the deceased
girl. This led to the arrest of Culver
ius, who was known to have been in
Richmond on the 18th of March. He
was found at the residence of his aun.,
in King and Queen county, ,and brought
TO this city. He was indicted in April
for murder, and his trial began at the
May term of the court and continued
for twenty-eight days. The prisoner
pleaded not guilty. Nearly two hun.
dred witnesses were examined, and
step by step the evidence fixed upon
the prisoner the brand of seducer and
murderer. The jury, after few min
utes' consideration, rendered verdict
of murder IN the first degree. Culver
ius was sentenced to be hanged on Nov.
20, 1885. An appeal was then taken
to the supreme court of the STATE,
which, however, availed the prisoner
nothing except that 1t stayed the exc
cution for over year, as the court,
with but one dissenting voice, affirmed
the judgment of the lower court. He
was then resentenced to be hanged
Dec. 10, 1856. The chief executive
was fually applied to for pardon or
Communication of sentence TO life i'm
prisonment, but the governor could
find no reason for interfering with the
mandate OF the court. He, however,
-espited the condemned man until last
Friday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21
SILENCE.

silently falleth
The plying snow;
Bountiful rivers
All silently flow.
silently shineth
The sun In the sky;
Silently twinkle
The great lights on high;
silently groweth
The corn In the ileld;
silently, quietly,
Deep wounds are healed;
silently loving
A strong heart Is worn
silently working
A good deed Is done.
Noisily waketh
The thunder's loud roar
Noisily breaketh
The foam on the shore.
Loud Is the cannon
And fierce is the strife,
When man against man
Is warning for life.
Hatred Is loud
And contention doth cry;
But softer than summer
Is PHYS low sigh.
winds that are cruel
Are needed by all;
But no man regardeth
When soft breezes fall.
Earths loudest battles
VIII cease before long;
Goodness is silent
And silence Is strong.
The temple was bullded
without any clamor-
No voices OF workmen,
Nor sounds Of the hammer;
The ki igdom OF Heaven
In silence is growing;
The nations like rivers,
Unto It are flowing.
We hear OF the wicked,
Their vice and their woe,
But the prayers OF the saints
Have no record below.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21

CAPT. W. D. ROBINSON GU. S Marine
Iusp., Buffalo, N. ", in 1885 was suff-
ering with a skin humor like leprosy.
Could not sleep; was in great agony.
For two years tried everything, without
benefit, Was pronounced incurable.
"Twenty bottles Of Warmers SAFE Cure
completely cured me, and to-day am
strong and we'll" (Feb 8, 1882
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21
Southern States, 3,534,O17

MRS J. r. RICHEY (562 4th Ave Louis
vile, Ky.) was confirmed invalid for
eleven years, just living, and hourly ex.
pecing death. Was confined 10 bed ten
months each year. Was attended by
The best physicians. Her left side was
paralyzed Could neither eat, sleep, nor
enjoy life The doctors said she was
troubled with female complaints; but
she WAS satisfied her kidneys were
affected Under the operation of
Warmers SAFE Cure she passed large
stone or calculus, ard in Nov, 1885, re-
ported, "Am today as well as when a
girl"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21
6S2,632. St. Louis,
Cleveland,

MRS. (PROF f. j: WOLF Gettysburg
Pa, wife of the Ed. of the Lutheran
"Qnartcrly"), began to decline with Pull
monary Consumption. (Over 30 per
cent of all cases of Consumption are
caused by diseased kidneys.) Despaired
of living. After a thorough course of
treatment with Warmers SAFE Cure, she
writes, II am perfectly well"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21
Cincinnati
Bal. Ohio, (State,) $751;,

BAL. OhlO, [otatU,J Ooo, loo.
MISS 2. L. BOARDMAN (Quechec, VT, ,
in May, 1882, began TO bloat, thence
came stomach trouble, terrible headaches,
and finally the doctors opinion that il
was Brights disease, and incurable.
Eventually she became yearly blind, pro-
nounced by the doctors to be the last
stage of Bright's disease. After having
been under treatment by Warmers SAFE
Cure for one year, she reported, II am
as well as any one"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21
RATzs or AovrRrIsISe

Yearly advertisements payable quarterly. Tran
sient Advertisements must be paid Tor Detore "a
serted except where parties have accounts.
Legal advertisements two dollars per inch iof
three Insertions, and at that rate for additionai
insertions without reference 10 length.
Executors, Administrators, and AUDITORS no
tces three dollars.
Transient or Local notices ten cents line, reg
ular advertisements half rates.
Cards In the "Busness Directory column,
dollar year for each line
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21
1,467 1924. Bal. Pacific Coast,
Canada,

NssEvery Testimonial publish is genuine Write to
esators enclosing stamp for reply and learn for yourselves
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21

EDWIN HENDERSON (1306 Arch ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa had five different doc
tors for enlargement of the postrate
gland; three said he could not be cured.
After having given himself up he began
the use of Wainer's SAFE Cure, and nine
bottles cured him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21
Kansas City, 717,S6O.
Bal. S. w. States, 746,7S9.

THOS. BEMISH C75 Hampshire ST., But
falo, N. Y } in 1881 contracted a cold
which settled in his kidneys, aud laid
HIM mp for some time. After using five
bottles OF Warmers SAFE Cure, however,
he says, 81 have never had a return of
the complaint and am to-day strong and
we'll"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21
26,587, 1886
BOTTLES OF
WARMERS SAFE CURE
Sold, to Dec. -, 1856.
No Other Remedy i'm the World
Can Produce Such u Record.

the
Fora time
KIDNEY LIVER AND URINARY
DISEASES AND FEMALE COMPLAINTS.
produce o
bottles distributed We
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-01-21
Portland, Me-, AL, 1,IO5.

EN- SENATOR B. X. BRUCE (South Car
oina), after doctoring for years for what
he supposed was Malaria. discovered
he was afflicted with Sugar Diabetes and
having obtained no relief whatever from
his physicians, he began the use OF
Warmers SAFE diabetes Cure, and he
says; "My friends are astonished at my
improvement"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-16
DEDICATION SERVICES
At the New Unitarian Church at Presque
lsle-kev Don L. stevens its Pastor.

PREsouE ISLE, June l5.
The dedicstory services AT the new Uni.
tartan church this afternoon commenced at 9
O'Clock. A large number of prominen,
clergymen and laymrn of the denomination
were present from Maine, New Hsmpshir
and Massachusetts. Amorg the latter were
Hon. Hannibal Hamlln of Bangor, Hon.
Mark Emery of Portland. Major P. NJ.
Fogler of Augusta. The services were very
interesting AND impressive. Invocation by
X v o ID. Crosby of Houlton, scripture
ealing by Rev. ID. C. Stevens of Oakland
historical address by c. p. Allen, report OF
the bui ding committee by A c. Perry. The
formal act of dedication was led by Rev. S.
e Bean of Salem, Mass prayer by ex-Pres-
iient Hull VI ilaIg ward CoIlege; able sermon
bv Rev. john Cuck,on of Springfield, Mass.
The ev,nit z meeting was led oy Rev. DR..
Thomas lilI of Portland. Speeches were
made 6y Ryvs. Z. :. Thacher of Augusta,
Savage Of Belfast, Cru-bv OF Ioult0n, Bean
Of Sal IN ard Hon. II. ilamlin, Mai or 2. NJ.
Frgler and oth,rs. The church starts un-
der favorable auspices with the most unique
ed fee in this section of the State.
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to contain anything which can be construed
as voicing the grievance of the medical pro.
fession as such.
Frs. c. E. Wilson, Hiram, and d. NJ
Blake, Monmouth, we're elected members. I,
was voted to send copies Of the censors' re-
port to members Of the Home opa.hic aad
Eclectic Medical societies IN the State
Dr. Alfred Mitchell of Brunswick, read a
paper on the manag. m-nt of sbortion, which
Drought forth vignrious d .cus-ion.
DIR. A. L. Her-ev of Oxford. read a paper
on "Mentsl Infu-nce in Disease"
DR.. Alb-r # Camden. read paper on
intra uterine ii cton in post portum hem,
orrhage: referred TO the cosmittee on pub
LEGATION.
DR.. |. I. Dana read paper on varutus OF
the spinal srlerosis.
DIR ). c. Gordon read paper based on g
series OF snamslous cases in abdominal see
tIons
The evening session listened to an ORATOR
by Dr.. E. VI. Fuller of Bath, on pedigree
in Health and Disease" after which the as
-ociation had their annual dinner at the Fsl.
mouth House.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A disastrous FIRE is raging in Lulea, Swe-
den, on the Gulf of Bothnia
Carlisle D. Graham went through the rap
ids at Niagara. Wednesday night, in a barrel
boat uaharmed.
The Shoe Makers Assembly of Dover, n.
H., surrendered its charter to join the New
England Boot and Shoe Cutters Union.
Mike DAILY of Bangor, Wednesday night,
knocked out Billy Frazier of Boston, in eigh,
rounds with two ounce gloves for $3.50.
Gov. Foraker sent President Cleveland a
protest from $1,000 G. A. r. comrades
sgsinst the return of the rebel flags captured
by the Ohio soldiers. He says the patriotic
people of Ohio are shocked beyond expires
sion.
The Central News Association of London.
issued the following Wednesday afternoon
"A dynamite plot, to be carried out during
the celebration of the Queens jubilee, has
been discovered. The police are recitent
about it.
Col Kittredge Hsskns Of Brattleboro, VT.
whose term as United States district attorney
in that State would not expire until the close
of the present administration, has been re-
moved and C. II. Piikin appointed. All the
important federal officers in the State, ex-
cept postmaster al Mobtpelier, are now IN the
hands of the democrats.
As the 4 02 p. NJ. train started from the
station at Maiden, Mass. Wednesday, an
unknown lady jumped of the train and fell
on the track directly in front of the inward
bound train, the engineer of which, with
great presence of mind, reversed the engine
and stopped within two or three feet of her
body. The spectators thought surely she
| would be killed.
The imperfect details Of the dynamite ex.
plosion at the Inman iron mines, twenty five
miles from Chattanooga. Tenn, Monday
night, say that eleven convicts we're killed OF
| injured. Two charges of dy mantle had been
placed, and one of them exploded premature
| ly while gang of convicts we're unearthina
il. Three convicts we're killed outright and
eight others seriously wounded Many Of
them have since had limbs amputatsd.
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CARLlSLE.S VIEWS.
He Thinks an Extra Session of Congress
Will be Called tor the Purpose of Sc.
curing an Early Reduction of the
Revenue.


CINCINNATI, Juns Is
On being questioned as TO whether an extra
session of Congress would be called, Speaker
Carlisle said today:
think il will depend entirely upon the
effect the payment of three per cent. bond,
may have upon the financial conditions of the
country. As soon as these bonds are all pa id
money will begin IL accumulate in the treas.
ary at rate not less than $4,000, 900 per
month, aud of course the business of the
country can't stand any such strain for any
length of time. As long As we have bonds TO
pay, the revenues received over and above
the necessary expenditures of the governmen,
can be legally and proftsbly used in dischars-
ing the indebtedness As soon as this con-
dition OF affairs have changed, the govern
ment will be called on TO consider a question
OF the gravest importance to the whole coun-
try. Already the Chambers of Commerce
and other mercantile and manufacturing or.
ganizations are becoming uneasy on account
of the probable consequence of this threaten-
ed Withdrawal of currency from circulation.
and unless something is done TO aIlsy the
spprehensions, We may have panic before
the time of the regular meeting of Congress
Sure, the administration will do all it can,
under the laws IS now exist, to prevent the
accumulation of large sums of money in the
hSaeuiy diu Aeep IL III CirCuthtiou AmODS the
people, but it may find itself unable TO do so
without adopting a policy injurious to the
government, in that event l think an extra
session will be called for the purpose of Sc
curing an early reduction of revenue. In my
opinion an absolutely necessary thing to do
is to reduce the revenue at the earliest posi-
Bile moment and thus relieve the tax payers
from part of the burdens and deprive the
government of its control over the financial
interests of the people. The only proper
function of the treasury department is to col
lect and dsburse the public money for pub
lie purposes, but rs long as we have an enor-
nous surplus to be boarded or paid out at the
discretion of the secretary. no matter how
honest or how able he NAV be. the business
of the country will be in constant danger OF
disturbance. This tsse financial and revenue
system was not created by the present admin
stration or the democratic party and We are
not responsible for it, but it excals and we
have to deal with il as best We can under the
circumstances.
Mr.. Carlisle thinks Cleveland will be re-
nominated and elected. and thinks the repub-
licans will nominate Mr.. Blaine for the pres
idency in 1888.